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. r • ) I 1 -e..,,,te-,,,,,- - N tTmBER 10,4(38 EAST INDIA HOUSE, blarch if, 1826. TIM COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Not ice, That a SPECIAL GENERAL coutta of the said Com pany will be held at. their House in Leadenhall-street, on VRIDAY, the 7th of April next, at Eleven o'Clock in the 'nrenuon, at the desire of Nine Proprietors, agreeably to the following Letter, vit.:— London,Maich 18, 1925. " To the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India Company. " HoNot/ItABIA Stit—We, the undersigned Proprietors of I:tst India Stock, duly qualified, request that you will he 'pleased to call an early Special General Court of Proprietors, 4t which it is our Intention to submit the following Mo• Elan " • That the severe loss of property sustained by Mr. buckinglattn, in consequence of the measures of the Bengal government, subsequently to his departnre front India, 'having involved hint in pecuniary difficulties, which it could 'never have been within the cuutemplatluti of the public au,. thorities to occasion, but against which no human foresight on his part could have provided ; and these difficulties having teett greatly aogmettied by the obstacles which prevented him from returning to Calcutta, for a short period, to wind up his affairs, The Proprietors of East India Stock, animated solely by a desire to relieve that Gentleman front the em barrassments in which he is now unhappily plunged, earnest ly recoinmenil to their Honourable Directors, that there be granted to Mr. Buckingham, from the Funds of the Coma patty fur the purpose of assisting hint to surmount his pre , seta difficulties, the sum of £5,000 sterling, being not more then one-eighth part of,the estimated loss of actual proper ty, occasioned by the proceedings adverted to; assuring the Ihumor:o,le Directors, that they will meet with the cordial support of this Curt, in helping to repair misfortunes, and alleviate sufferings, no doubt unwillingly witnessed, and un intentionally inflicted,' 6 ' We have the honour to be t " Honourable Sirs,. " Your most obedient bumble Servants, re DOUGLAS KINNAIRD " CHARLES FORBES . DO Y LE " H. STRACEY " JOSEPH HUME " HENRY GAHAGAN 44 JOHN WILES '‘ C. J. DOYLE "W. MAXFIELD." JOSEPH DART, Secretory. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLENIEN, TIIE ELECTION of SIX I)III.ECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY Lying appointed for ' WEDNESDAY, the 12th of April'next, the favour of your Vote and Interest is reqtiestedVor the following Ciantle tnen, viz. JOHN BEIM, Esq. etonr..rs MILLS, Esq; JOHN LOCH, Esq. J IES PA'rTISON; Esq. .j ictrwriil rrist4 , Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most bumble Set vants, 3ohn Masterrnati ' Campbell Nlarjoribanks John Morris Geo. Abercrombie Robinson John Pett y pratt Joslas Du Pre Alexander Edward Parry Henry Alexander It ichard Chicheley Plowden William Act ell Charles F.lton Prescott . John BARU George Wilkes Jacob Unsanquet Goldshorough Rarenshaw Robert Campbell George Smith William Stanley Clarke John Thornhill Neil Ilet.jamin Ednsondsono Sweny roone Robert Townsend Farquhar William Wigram - Hugh Lindsay East India House, March 29. 1H26. TO TIIE PROPRIETORS OP EAST INDIA STOCK. Lames aNn GENTIAMEN, WV' NG the honour of being recommended to you by the Directors of the East India Company, as CANDIDATES for the DIRECTION to he chosen this Year, We take the liberty of requesting the favour of your ou the Day of Election, WEDNESDAY, the tittli April next, We are, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most obedient and Most bumble Servants, JOIIN BEISB JOHN 'LOCH CI~AitLES MILLS JAMES PATTISON. East India House, March 29, 1828. • NAVAL CHARITABLE SOCIETY.- Notice is hereby gir,n, That the NEXT QUAR. TERLY MEE I'ING Will be holden at the THATCHED HOUSE TAVERN, ST. .1A M US'S...STI4 EET, on MONDAY, the 10th of April next, at Twelve ti Clock precisely. SAMUEL HANCOCK, Secretary. London, March 25, 1826. fr CLARK'S GENERAL OUTFITTING 41 4 • WAREHOUSE, for the EA6T and WEST IN DIES and SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER CHANGE, 8T RAND. Officers, Cadets, .and Writers going to India, and Gentle men proceeding to South America, or any other part of she ," ~__`nhe will rina in this Establishment the whole of their Mill. "'TY Appointments, Swords, Chews, Sashes, Belts , Pistols, &c. together with allow and well-manufactured stock of Sea Cots, C ouches, and Bedding ; Cabin Wash-hand Tables, Chairs, and -- ' 411 1) 1 ; Sea Chests, Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every Pther description of Travelling Equipage. AN ASSORTMENT OF CANTEENS, ready fitted with Pe necessary requisites for India; and other tropical climates : ikewise a great variety of Silver and Plated Articles, Knives and Forks, suitable for families going abroad ; Military and Rindostanee Books, Maps, &c. A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage,Curricle, Tan dem, Phatton Stanhope and Chaise HARNESS, with every description of Saddiery, Ea. &c. for home use, East and West Indies; ;aid south America which merit inspection from their excellent price s . ,first stile of workmanship, and moderate All the Articles in thisEstablislimen t are warranteall and the excellent plan o f f i fty years standing is still strictly ,adhered to, of asking but one Ready Money Price, from which no abate.; merit will be made. vt TO THE WORTHY AND INDEPENDENT LIVERY OF THE CITY OF LONDON. GENTLEMEN, T is under the influence of the deepest feeling that I acquaint you with my intention not to prcsmt my. self as a' CANDIDATE lbr the Representation of the City of London in Parliaments at the ensuing Election. Bearinz is mind, as I must always most gratefully do, the flattering cir-, cumstances under which I was first included to offer myself for your choice, as well as the kindness and confidence I have ever since experienced at your hands, and hying every reason to be lieve in the continuance of your favour, it has required the strongest motives to make me decline soliciting to be replaced in the honourable situation to Which you elevated me, but I find its arduous duties beyond my present strength, and entirely in compatible with . the attention to my commercial pursuits, which I consider due to my family. However inadequate my abilities may have proved to the opinion your partiality prompted you to form of them, I trust I may still claim your approbation as far as regards an hone't and anxious discharge of the trust reposed in me, and that I may be allowed the conviction, that on no occasion have I treated with indifference or disrespect the interests, wishes, or commands, of any one of my Constituents. I cannot conclude without again expressing my warmest thanks for the repeated marks of favour conferred upon me, and for me indulgence with which you have always viewed my Parliamentary conduct : and I have the honour to remain, with every sentiment of respect and attachment, Gentlemen, Your much obliged and faithful humble servant, (Signed) THOMAS WILSON. Jeffrey's.square, s M arch 29, 1826. THE ROYAL COBURG THEATRE has undergone a Series of Costly ALTERATIONS and IMPROVEMENTS, with an Entirely NEW PRO SCENIUM, ornamented with Magnificent Paintings by Mr. DAWN* Gold Pilasters, &c., and affording Six Splen. did New Sine Boxes. The' Gallery has also been entirely reconstructed, and its rapid descent remedied, so as to render it the most commodious in Europe. A spacious and magnificent Portico will now furnish a convenient Shelter,for Persons await. Ing the opening of the Doors, and Parties alighting from or proceeding to Carriages. THIS EVENING, TO-MORROW, and SATURDAY the Performances will commence at Half-past Six precisely* with • The MANAGER'S VISION. The Music, partly new,. composed by Mr. T. Hughes; the Scenery by Messrs. panson, Morris, and Assistants. Personalities—Mr. Whistle, Prompter, from the Whisper ing Gallery, Mr. Rowbothani ; Mr. Booker, 'Box-keeper., from the hobby, Mr...Hemmings Mr. Davidge, at his fire side, Mr. Davidge ; Chorus of Masons, Bricklayers, Carper,- ters,,lron-founders, Smiths, Painters, Carvers, Gliders, Paper hangers, Upholsterers, Servants, &c. by a numerous body of Artists. Queen of the Fairies, Miss Burnett. The DREAM ! introducing Reminiscences of 13 Pieces. At the conclusion of the Prelude, the Popular Air of " Judy O'Flanagium," or " Blue Bonnet's over the Border,',' by the Characters. After which will be produced, for the first time, a new grand meld-dramatic Romance, arranged for the Stage by Mr. ii. M. Milner, to be called, The OLD MAN of the MOUNTAIN l ...... Citittellat's Son4' • qv - aware entirely new, (with exception of one So), by Alt. T. Hughes. The Scenery by Messrs. Denson, Morris, and Assistants. The Dresses by Mr. Saunders anti Mr,. Pact. The Properties by Mr. Eallett. The Machinery by Alr. Burroughs. Sigismorn, Lord of Thurn, Mr. Hemmings; Webtendorf, the Usurper, Mr. Rowbotham . ; the Old Man of the Mountain, Mr. Huntley ; Herman, Castellon of Belmont, Mr.- Young; Alaric, his son, Mr. Blanchard ; Schoobert, Warder of .Churn Castle, Mr. E. Lewis; Eugene, a Page, Mrs. Rowbotham; Hannibal Lickspit, Alr. liuckstone; Schwitzer, Mr. (old smith ; Danvelt, Alr. Almar; Romauld, Mr. Smith; Ulric, Mr. J. George ; Altuff, Mr. Howard ; Schultz, Mr. Saunders; The Child, Master Meyers ; Zerfida of Montserrat, Wife of Sigismorn, Miss Watson ; Lamina, Mrs. Young; Rune, Mrs. Davidge. The whole to conclude with the highly Popular New Grand Alelo-Drama, and Oriental Spectacle, Entitled, THE MASSACRE OF RAJAIIPOOR ; or, Britons in the East Indies (Combining the most interesting Events and the most striking Features of the present Burmese War.) The Abode by Mr. T. Hughes.—The Machinery by Mr. Bur roughs; the Piece by Mr. H. M. Milner; the whole of the Military Details, especially the peculiar mode of Attack and Defence of the Stockade Forts, under the exclusive su perintendence of a British Officer, who has been on Active Service throughout the War. British. General Sir Allan Kennedy, Mr. E. L. Lewis; Colonel Belford, Mr. Hemmings; Colonel Armstrong, Mr. Smith ; Captain Mordaunt, Mr. Blanchard ; Tom Tackle, Mr. Davidge ; Staff Officers, Messrs. Almar and Saunders ; First Serjrant, Mr. Elsgood ; Second Serjeant, Mr. George ; Dicky Tap (a Drumme), r. Buckstone; Liovinia (Daughter of sir A. Kennedy), Miss Watson; Nancy Neatdrop Female 'Suttler), Mrs. Davidge.—Burmese, Ah.Reh-Virah-Tee (King of Ava, Sovereign of the Burmese Empire), Mr. Young, in his state carriage, drawn by an Elephant; M oun g Zan g (his Chief Minister), Alr. Williams; ,Bundonla (Viceroy of Ran goon), Mr. Rowbotham.. In the course of the Piece, various Grand Combats, by Messrs. Blanchard, Elsgood, Rowbotham, Davidge, &c. &c. . Boxes, 4s. and 3s. ; Pit,2a. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Five—lregln at Half-past Six. Second Price at Half.post Eight. On Monday next will be . produced a New Drama, in which Mr. H. pearance s Kemb ince l his severe indise will sustain a p positi ri ncionp.al character, his first ap. TO BE SOLD 1W AUCTION, Without Reaerve, by order of the Owners,- A t LLOYD'S COFFEK HOUSE, FRIDAY,On the 31st Instant, at Half-past Two precisely, (Unless diSposed of in the Interim) TILE tine 'Ship ZEPHYR., 288 atekt., tons per register, Phila del p hia built, of live A paA r t oak . and cedar, has a bust head, s.titi is alto ' 'N-1 , -xit gether a beautiful Vessel. The Ship has been recently purchased with a view to a speculation requiring excellent sairng properties, for which she is pre.emi. nently adapted ; and has been nearly rebuilt, at a very great expenee s ,new wood sheathed, felted, and coppered with heavy copper s entirely completed in her stores of all descriptions in the most liberal manner ; she has good heights between decks, and very elegant accommodations for Passengers ; she is also pro. vided with a diving bell and apparatus of the most approved and scientifi c construction, adapting her for any public serv ice connected with s u b m a r i n e speculations, is also well armed with carriage guns and s m a ll a rms, anti has excellent quar ters for defence. Now lying in the West India Export Dock, --- Wilson, Commander. • Also, at the same time, The fine Yftwhrigged Smack THE JOHN AND HAR RIET, A l, MI tons per register, built at Chepstow, coPPfred , sails fast, and carries well for her tonnage i she is a well-built and neatly finished Vessel, and adapted toithe Fruit and African Trades. Now lying in Messrs. Wattle, Hawks, and Carr's, Bull Head Dock, Itotherhithe. For Inventories and Particulars apply to Wi%l. lA' 00 MUNI BE, fl, Freemair's.court, Corn (One Property). . \t , -‘' ?.. ...'0 ../ .)----- , Al :_ IP #D . Ks , • EQUITABLE TEA AGENCY COMPANY. Yesterday Mr. Jonti ii Touat tNo tor of Fenchurch-street, applied 14- the Lotto Mayou, at the Mansion lion-e, upon the part of a country tea-dealer, Mr. NICHOLAS 1.313.1., for his Lordship's assistance in obtaining restitution of a sum of money %Itic.ll the managing director of the Equitable- Tea Agency Company contrived to get from The prospectus stated, that it would require no elaborate calculations, nor any verbose detail to point oUt the advan tages that may he obtained by taking shares iii this Company ; that it was well known, that for half a century the tea trade had been a monopoly to a few !souses of large capital, who have made princely fortunes, and the Country tea-dealer has been ground down by a combination of wholesale dealers; that the Most experienced Pages should be employed RI the purpose of clamming and reporting on the quality of all tos.Mtendeti for sale by the East. India Company t that the shareholders should be allowed 25 per cent. oir the coortnission of all orders procured by them, which privilege was to follow the shares when tranyferred ; and that the management of the Company he under five directors, chosen from the shareholders who held 50 shares each, as a qualification for a director ; every share. holder of 10 shires. to haste one vote, 2 shares two votes, Mt shares three votes, 100 shares four votes, and no shareholder to have more than four votes. - Mr. Torriano stated, that his client had become acquainted with William (foundry, the Managing Director, a Member of the Society of Friends, when the latter Waft traveller for an extensive tea dealer, named Nicholson, with whom Sir. Bell used to deal. The acquaintance was very slight, btu Mr. (laundry took cam, at a meeting which accidentally took place afterwards in the country, to imptove it, and introduced him. self as a partner in the Equitable Tea Agency Company, which he represented as a Company abounding with the most brilliant advantages, and infinitely superior to any other In existence. Mr. Bell was induced to transmit to Wm. (limitary bills for 'upwards of 901. for tea, and to which he teveived the following answet " Respected Friend—l receiVed thy letter yesterday. The bill on Masterman and Co. I got sliscounad on Saturday last, and within one hour I forwarded a chest of tea 78 breah, per Snell and Co., as per receipt. I have given the othtr bill to be discounted, and if it is not done immediately, I will return it. I even asked the acceptors it' they would discoun t i t t h eth _ selves. 1 know the bill to be its good a one as any in London, but our Directors will not send tea until the bills are in cash. " Annexed are a copy of the tea declared for next sale ; Cons goes are at a profit. " I shall not lose one hour when the bill is discounted in forwarding the teits.-1. remain, thine respectfully, " WM. GOUNDRY." All he received or the tea ordered was one chest, Value about 21!. Or 22/., and all his subsequent applications proved ineffec tual. In answer to a pressing application, 31r. lioundry sent the following letter, which contained the number of shares in the equitable Tea Agency CoMpaig. These shares, though their value was :dated as very considerable, moved to he alto gether useless, anti not at all marketable. Mr. Bell, although he had sent his bills for the tea, and ha for the shares, was debited with the amount of the shares which he had io his possession, and which were not acknowledged by the gentle men whose names appeared along with that of 51r. Goon. dry, In the list of Directors. The bills were paid when they became due, and Mr . Bell was out of pocket by the trans action, and to remain so, except the Lord Mayor would intet pulse : " Respected Friend, N. Bell—lnclosed are 20 shares ; 10 for thy brother, and 10 for thyself ; six of each are left blank, so that you may hold them yourselves, or any of your friends, by adding the name.Snd address, and forwarding them to me, will be. entered in the books to the - won holding. Each share is worth in London 71. 10s.. " t hope to-morrow to forward thy teas, as money is a scarce thing ; better to-day. I shall not tote one hour that can be saved in time. lam now examining all the transactions that hove taken place during the panic, and if any mistakes have occurred they will be immediately rectified. W. GOLINDWV." The LORD MAYOR said he perceived by the prospectOs that there were to be ilium:mite profits arising from this Com pany) and !ie also saw by Mr. Goundry's letters, that there were to be no lawyer's bills to eat up the profits—(a laugh) ; and that the sin' 4 p sent in lieu of the balance 01 . 71/. or 721., amounted, upon tilt very fate of them (for upon each of them, it was stated, that the holder was entitled to M.) to the sum of 100/. Besides all this, it appeared that the Country dealers were the persons principally to be benetitted. Ile supposed, putting all these advantages together, that Mr. Hell was induced to take the shares. _ _ _ Mr: Torriano said his client would swear, that itched never consented to take the shares in lieu of the money. The Loan MAYOR said he was still disposed tti think that Mr. Bell had been gulled: Anti yet it was hard to suppose that a man could be such a fool as to be prevailed upon to part with his mohey under such circumstances. fits Lordship asked, what was the amount of the capital upon which the' Company intended to work ? Mr. 8e11. , -,hive hundred thousand pounda. The LOUD MAvou—Ay, you were dazzled by the large amount ? Mr. Nell—No, my Lord, I was certainly induced to give an order for tea, but I had nothing to do with the shares. The Lahti Mayon—Then there has been a misapplication of your money. have you ever seen the Directors ut.°,ll the subject Mr. Torriano said, he had called upon some of the Directors, but they said they knew nothing at all about the matter, and that they would readily appear before the Lord Mayor upon the subject. • w Mr. Bellsaith that the postage of the lettet enclosing the 'tee bad cost him 7s. lid. The ho RD MAYOR—And how much are your shares worth? Mr. Torriano—Not a farthing. The company was got up by Mr. Goundry himself, and nobody knows anything about it but the projector. There is nobody on the premises but a poor blind man. 'He then read the following letter, which wee evidently written with a view to impress Mr. Bell's mind with b favourable opinion of the company I-- Respected Friends, John and N. hive a few minutes to Spare, and will give you all the information in my power respecting our Company. " In the first place, one shining per share was appropriated fur the expences in the formation of the Company ; dietellow‘ log are the expences hitherto incurred Say ten thous4nd Shares, at is. each, is - £5OO 0 0 To printing, stationery, postage% ) rents of countlng.houses, salaries, candles, and sun. dries - 86 8 4 r ~ .1:413 16 7 " 'Which leave a balance in hand 4131. 104 led. towards any expellees that tray occur hereafter. " All the money is in hand except the Is. per share, and ap propriated to the purchase of teat at the sale, and an nu tiCCollitt any part of the capital be disposed of except for the purposea of the Company. " This Company have the following advantages over all other Companies I. The Directors are all practical men, anti have no seniorities. 2. Thht Company have no settled Chairman or Standing t !c ts c . ording to the profits Cogn,ase.l,,,ohreSiolduicniatoorian,gtoDeireatettixr tilstegirdo the subscriber receives, say 504 for every 2i per cent. declared on the dividends. " The dividends for the firxt two quarters will be 25 . per cent.; each quarter after that time the y will be lar g er ; I fully expect to see diem b per cent. each quarter within two years 0 / thist, T tiTtise. o mpap y h av e a l wi,:r Made it a principle not to allow any oldie alums to be taken on the Stock Exchange to ftaroble with, as the Proprietors foresaw what destructions would come to the as. Company' h shares. There has not been one single advertisement iu any newspaper insated by this Corn puny. I ,your s ice's i i r r i e e v e n t i l: a r i i s n d t ‘r‘ t c ; l : l it ced' t j o N f t i l ) te lt The following is a copy ot the receipt ht No, 11,034. "F.4urrant.r. •rta aorNeY 43011PANy. No. 19, fencluirch-strect, London. • , 4 This is to certify, that Nieh9laN "B e ll, of fittattersceid, —.4 l } 61. tits amount of deposit, and is entitled to one share in tue PiticE SEVT;NPENCE., above Company, the dividend to commence from the Ist day . ll.l: : August, 1112fh Tito prdprietor of this share is. also entitled, to 25/. per cent. on the commission on ell orders given or proettred for this Company, from any person or persons not being sh a r e . holders this.phvilege to go with the share when sold n r trans . ferred. No ctirther 011 to be made by the . Directors without the consent of the - shareholders, at a meeting to be called fur that purpose. " WI ELIA M GOUNInt V, Managing Director. " Entered folio g 7, W. Ott " The diVidends arc dire on the Ist of February, the Ist of May, the Ist of August, and the tat of November, and will be paid within 11 days afterwards." The lionn Malt o a then gave some direction's to Mr. Bell's solicitor upon the subject, declaring at the same time, that he Would must willingly. assist 'in procuring the amount of the money which had been to itnpradently 104 sight of. It is needles to say, that the dividends which were promised on the Ist df February, were never heard of. itosTATIo N. l'he ftriloschig arb the particolurs given by Mr; . Gat LEN or the phetiohletta observed by him durihg his lute ascent : . . . He states, Unit front the stormintis tht weather, he enter: mined serious apirreltensions lest in rising trout the grout* the halloos should be driven against one or ewer of the surrounding houses, and in order to guard against stich a calamity, caused it to be inflated considerably beyond the extent originally Intend. - ed. By this precaution they gained on ascending power, which carried them rapidly, and almost perpendiciilarly, to a consider: able elevation, when entering avloud, they lostsight of the earth. They continued for some minutes to pans through a succession - of clouds, which were piled one above another, those lowest being, as ;Ishii!, the. most dense and opaque, and at last emerged into a. pure expanse, in which not it cloud or vapour was to be seen, and where the sun wits shining with the utmost bril liancy. They soon experienced excessive heat ] the rays of the sun being concentrated, and reflected back uptth them from the clouds below, and the thermometer, which a few minutes before was below 60, rose rapidly to 70. The expansion of the gas, produced by this increase of temperature, was :al great, that although the valve was opened to its greatest ex , tent to admit its escape, they still continued to ascend, and in 17 minutes from the time of • quitting the earth, they found themselves at a height of nearly two miles above its surface. The barometer, which had stood at' 29 degrees and 7-fifths on their rising from, the ground, was now sunk to 21 and 3-10ths; On looking down front this eleyation at the clouds through which they had passed,. Mr. Green says they appeared to hint just bite a vast extent ot country covered with snow. They alsti now perceived in the clouds opposite to the sun, a must beauti ful and perfect reflection of their balloon And its appendages, encircled by two haloes, presenting with the utmost vividness all the ratted colours of the minnow. The nearest halo was about 100 yards from the reflected balloon, and the other about twice us far. The former was the most brilliant. Tne clouds in which this curious illusion wits obsvrved were about 3,000 feet distant. Mr. Green states the appearance to be tire from unusual, but that he never remembers having seen it • when the sun was more th a n 50, or less than 40 degrees above the horizon. It is not often, however, he • says, that die colours are so vivid as on tins occasion. The illusion did not cease during the whole tithe thegkemained at this height, but followed the progress of the balloon, and aflitrded the aerunauta, •by its motions, an easy mode of ascertaining the direction they were proceeding in. It has been stated that ,birds let loose at this height betray symptoms of tear, and soon become exhausted, owing to the extreme rarity of the air. On the contrary, three pigeons let fly on this occasion (and Mr. Green says he his observed the saute thing on many former ones) kept flying about in all directions near the bal loon, and had not commenced their descent so long as they . . •a remained in sight of the aeronauts. In the course of the evening they returned home without appearing to be in the least exhausted. After continuing at this elevation near. ly an hour, 111 r. Green commenced his descent, and in about a quarter of an hour wax sufficiently near the earth to be able to ascertain that he was floating over part. Of Kent; but on descending about JIM feet lower, the balloon entered WO a fresh Current at' air, which carried hint semis the river into Essex, and in a few minutes utter he effected a safe anti I any, landing on the estate of Joseph .'Martin, Esq. at. Rainham, near !larking. Several gentlemen in the neighbourhood, with 'true English hospitality, invited the travellers to their respec tive houses ; but Mr. Green, anxious to convince his friends in London of his safety, declined their invitations, and havizig procured a postehalse, returned tothe•metropolis by 10 o' c lo c k at night, bringing with him his balloon. The valve by which the escape of die gas is regulated is upon a new construction, and ix so decided an improvement, that Mr. Green says he cati' exhaust the balloon in one.tenth of the time it used previously to recluire for that purpose.--As a general observation, Mr. Green states, that at an elevation of 3,000 feet, the earth ap pears to he one continuous level, the hotises and trees appear mg as so ninny coloured patches upon ilea surface. Indeed, her perfect is the illusion, thet Mr. Green, jan4, on..thoottaition of his first trip, actually mistook .a plantation of trees fire a bean- held. Rivers and lakes are at all times prominent objects, - and when the sun Is shining upon them, have all the appearance of highly polished metal ; the fotnter Mr. Green compares to a vein of silver running along the surface of the eart h. w hen the sun does not shine on these objects, they have a dultand heavy aspecte The appearance of the sea, when the sun is shining on it, Mr. Green pronounces to be grand in the ex.: treme, presenting, as far as the eye can reach, one sheet of polished steel. BAPTiot ItEtlisTußsr—An actieli was lately raised before the Sheriff' of Aberdeen, at the instance of the keeper of a parish register for births and baptisinsi and oldie kirk beadles, for the ordinary dues of registration, against cer. tain persons who refused to register their children's names-.- The pursuers ,maintained that this claim was authorised by a decree of the Court of Session, in the ease of the Session . Clerk of Dunfermline against JameS tlityno and. others, .26th June, 1765. The defenders, on. the other hand, contended that the dues in titiestion could only be demanded as a recompence ,for , tnible, and that as they did not choose to register their t.b en's names in the parish register, and had not employed - the pursuers in any way, the action was untenahle. The blecitr deemed against the defenders, and found them liable in casts of tisk. A TTEMI 4 TED Sui nr.-YCSterfl illOrtililg,. a youn w°twin of the name or Jane Breton, residing as nursery. g maid in the family of Mr. Thurston, of the tommtrcial.road,au tempted tort an end to her existeneb, by taking a quantity of laudation'. I' he unhappy girl it appeared, had forsome time Wen* very much &praised, in consequence of a young man, with whom she was ott terms of intimacy, having lately marriedan. other. Yesterday morning she went out, and on het' return ihs appeared more than Usually dejected, and her fellow servant conjectured that all was not tight, as She frequently heard her declare her inte.ition to make away with herself, but of which she took no ntice, until she appeared in the state &Scribed. Shen then went to communicate the circumstance td her mistritss e but before their return to the kitchen, the rash girl had taken a quantity hf ladder hate . some of tviticli remained in a cop on the table. Medical.assistance was sent for, and a strong emetic ati. ministm.tl, alter which the wretched girl Was pat to bed, where she remains in a precarious situation. DREAnFot. Cast higlie6t WAS lii4d ad Friday hilt, on the hotly of e a girl maned 111 g t Bonhitrn who expired on. Friday last, in the Fever 114 t iit ' ill in rit s the i t --- '11:1 1 : tt jn tt t l i e le t s lt' ai e d ia il tl l l e v r "r git d r 6 e a t flitiolreittYrtetntil,twataishttOgaii'lleti{:iiin '1117t: Geori.r„e Bonham, in Hanoter-litne, on Frithq night , the 17th of March, 1626, and that did hillier o n twr violent bodily injories, through the etreeount' whnwti she I:ingiii4ed the 1114 clit, of Alareh, on which ti the died, in til t : 1 Iftetpitut t ',ork-utre,t, in tilt paiisit AA' St. CatherihtiS.: ittiel t 'lnla y of thablin.". lt ~,Pl)4,ttrta In eti`; Hence that the unibitithute parent was inn slate of de l y e . tate intoximion at the little a the o"'"nti I'" daßh Cei "eti titttt bad seized his ehilil 14 mi t e leg wit i 4rip, her vi e : kitty against the wall-t4tiwa.t.c.im..ti tri altirtr they fotided. it Ito uppeurot thut ri ti Ilpatity towards this child, from some religietto rr , u t t re, Ititt being vdurateti in the Homan catholic liermiaskan , which w" ctwit,'AtY to the bald that heproft*se,h bits coliimitteo to Kilibuittitum tp a bi t t o l l 44fitif at the Coternission,—( Dumb,. :nnper.). THURSDAY EVENING, ASSIZE INTELLIG.:NC.E. NORTHERN CIRCUIT...I'OIK, MARCO 2O W llll Or Intutir.—atrciELL 1 ANGELL. This morning, as early as seven o'clock attempt* were made to obtain admittance at the Castle gate d Orders, however, having been issued that non e were to beultnitted tti the Ma gistrates' seats, without an introductory me from the Under- Sheriff, but few persons obtained seats, .aid these, gentlemen of some rank and importance in the count, with "Store of ladies, wh ose .b r i g h t e y es rign influence;' Those who had not the good fortune to °hail) a ticket, waited with great anxiety until the trumpeters tonottnati his Lard. ship's arrival, when the doors were throwcopent No sooner had his Lord s hip ta k en hi s se x on the Bench, than it was understood'the cause of that great :tinkly was put off, or, to use the technical phrase of the law—tie record wall with drawn. Curiosity was then on the tiptoe lei ,p the reason, when it was buzzed about that, in continence - of the illness du material witness (on - the part, we ut l lerstanti, of the tie. mandant), his Majesty's Attorney-Oettenk advised the post. , ponement of the cause until the nett diatizet. Sir John soon afterwards proceeded to Londdn. The retainer and brief fees, we havehealdi Were rOO guineas. The property in question is worth about 0001. per annum. We observed one of the Knights (Capitin Price) in Court, dressed in a blue coat, b u ff wa i stcoat , an d trousers, and sword attached. It has been a great,disappoinment to many, and particularly to the fair sex, ever on the loot out for something novel. WAKEFIELD SORE Sir Edward Dodsworth Bart., Godfrey Wentworth, Esq., Sir William Pilkington, Bart., and Jac Luis Fernandez, plaintiffs, v. Ingham, defendant. Second issue against George Haigh, Pavid Luilly, Joseph Rhodes, and henry Lund, defendants. For the plaintiffs, Messrs. Scarlett, Maude, Tindal, and Maywood; for the defendants, .Messrs Iltottgliam, Parke, Hibbert, and Alexander. This, trial,has occupied the Court two entire days, without the defendants calling any witnesses; and it ii consider ed a question of great local importance to this, county, although to the public at large of no general interest. It was an action upon assigned issue, directed out of the Duchy Court of Lancaster, to try whetter the plaintiffs had or had not, by virtue of the privileges antexed to certain ancient mills in their possession, an exclusive n glit to have ground at their mills all corn that s ho u ld he used ;whin the township of • NV, kefield, and the question to try was, vhether corn might be legally ground within t h e township of Wakefield, at any other mill than at the Old Soke mill. The.phintiffs, it seems, de rive their title from the Saville family, to whom the Crown had granted those tyke mills in the reign of James I. which grant was con fi rmed by Olivet Cromwe ll. 'The Crown in those an cient times had considerable estates in the neighbourhood of Wakefield, and when it granted those sills to the Saville fa mily, it icranted all the priVileges enipyti4 by lake mills. These were originally granted for the reciprocal advantage of the Lord ot'the Manor and of his tenants; the Lord being litiOnd to keep tho mills in repair, for the benefit of the tenants 1, and the te nants to grind their corn exclusively at the mills, 'when they were in condition to grind it. The gesieral known privileges of ancient mills were sonfirined to those mills, by two solemn decisions of the Duchy Court of Lancaster, before OW this question has been several times agitated. The last of these decrees was in 1761, when. other mills were erected within the township of Wakefield. The first pie:e of documentary evi dence (of which there Was a vast deal) was the Chartery. James to certain trustees, on behalf of Sir George Serene. The second, a writ of the Duchy of liancaiter, in the year 1610, to do suit and service to the ancient SQke Mills. After which, the Decree of, 1761 was rend, ordaining, that no inhabitant of Wakefield should spend, sell, or utter, in Thar dieelling-hoUses any grain not ground at the ancient Sake Mills. After a great number of Witnesses had .been examined, r. IittoUGHA3I rose to reply, and, in a speech whit+ lasted upwards of two hours, said, he should call no witnesses, but re minded tkem, that already hundred pounds had been ex retitled in a tavern bill on one side only of the question, and God only knew where the expences would end. As regarded King James, he thought, the least said of" him the best, Mr. Brougham contended that nothing short of proof absolute should satisfy them that those mills had been erected for the purpose ofgrinding corn, to he consumed only within the Town. sthip-of*Waltetield, and not fur the purpose of its being sent to places out of the manor. His linnnslin , said, that the main question for the consi derationofthe Jury was, whether all the inhabitants were bound to do snit at the one set of mills or the other, and after ex pounditag the law at great length, left it to the Jury to say what they believed to be the ancient custom, and to warn a verdict accordingly. The .Jury, at Rix o'clock, retired to consider their. realist ; and, at half-past ten o'clock, when the mail left for London, they had not returned. ron TITE CITY. Before the Hon. Mr. Baron t.r.ncic, the Loan MAYOR, and a Bench of magistrates. Michael Bell, a young man of extremely gentlemanly leportment, Was put to the bar, charged on the Coroner's In• pest with manslaughter. The following i. a brief ()aline or be ease t The prisoner and the deceased it appeared were acquainted with each other. On a particular evening, the prisoner and the deceased, (with snme other persons in company' woe passing up one of the streets of York, when the deceased italloed out to the prisoner " You black -, where are you going ?" which, offending the prisoner, it quarrel ensued, and the prisoner (who had a stick in his "hand) struck the deceased on the head, and inflicted a wound, of which wound he died sometime afterwards. The prisoner at, first absconded, but delivered himself up soon after to justice, and was this day put moon his trial. The highest character for humanity vat given Mm. tlis Lordship sentenced him to 14 days' imprisonment. EDINBURGH. COURT OF JUSTICIARY, MAncil 22. , APPLAT. CASE—TRIAL nit JURY. Sli ARP againd DurrICAN, Proeurator.Fiseul of Perthshire. The decision In this ease deserves to be noticed, as it goes to protect and extend the constitutional privilege o f trial by jury. The suspender, Graee Sharp of Al'Hwan, wife of Alexander 11P Ewan, carter in Perth, was, on the 4 24.1 February last, con vened before the Sheriff-substitute of Perthshire, upon a crirni. nal libel at the instance of the Procurator, fiscal of that county, charging her with having stolen from the person of William Whyte, flesher in Kinross, a red leather pneket.hnok, contain. ing Bank-notes to the amount of 141. 7s. The libel concluded, that site " ought and s hould be punished by fine, imprison. ment, and banishment from the county, or all or any of the said punishments." The suspender pleaded Not Guilty tO the charge; and several witneoses were examined for the prosecutor; after which the sheriff pronounced judgment. finding the libel proven, and adjudging the suspender to be impriooned within the Tolbooth of Pettit for the space of Nix months and there• after to be banished from t he county of Perth for de. Of this sentence the sitspentier complained to the Court of Justiciary, by Bill of Suspension and Liberation, u p on several rounds; but she insisted particula rl y , tha t the case ofiiitt to have been tried by a ury ; and founded, in support fifth's plea on various elms, particularly that of Michael 111 4 Millarx0.14th December 1818. The ('hurt upon Febraary upon advising the bill. and hear. log counsel for the parties (27 111260 t . Ordain them to give in minutes of debate upon the subject matter of' the said bill, with a view to the ca se b e i ng thereafter deter. mined by a full Bench." The case again came before the Court today; when the Judges present (Lordo Jll/1. lice-Clerk, Ciillies, Pitmilly, and Alackenzie) unanh»ous deli vered an opinion, that the charge in the libel before the She. fier riff wax of that nature that ought to have been tried by a Jury, The following interlocutor was thereupon pronoun ce d Ti i , Lords, in respect of the nature or the crime charged againet the complainer, find that the Sheriff ought to hate proceeded i n the and grant trial of this c ase w ith the assistance of a Jury : Therefore, war sus. pentl the sentenc e complained of tin' plie rant for setting the complainer et liberty," 44.10 It appearS that the poor rates in the count s of Suffolk, for the lust ten years, have f cee ,.d e d the previous ten years five hundred per cent.; and the county rates for the like peri o d have i n . creased upwards of eight hundred per rent. 1 ARC II 30, 1826.